Going yard for the 12th time in 2019, Albert Almora Jr. provided the Cubs with a 2-1 lead over the Brewers.
Going yard for the 12th time in 2019, Albert Almora Jr. provided the Cubs with a 2-1 lead over the Brewers.

WATCH: Albert Almora Jr. drives go-ahead home run into left-field basket


Cole Little Cole Little  ·  Senior Writer ·  

CHICAGO — With a go-ahead solo home run, Chicago Cubs center fielder Albert Almora Jr. got underneath a fastball and sent it out to left field, thus providing the Cubs with a 2-1 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers. The seventh-inning blast at Wrigley Field marked Almora's 12th long ball of the year.

Brewers reliever Junior Guerra was taken deep on the dinger, which landed in the basket above the left-field wall. The 370-footer left the bat at 103 miles per hour and boasted a launch angle of 21 degrees.

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